“Be where your feet are.” I don’t know the origin of this quote, but I heard Bob Goff repeat it in a recent podcast interview. (I love...

There are three things that jury trials taught me about asking for what I want. And I found that these 3 lessons apply to life outside...

“Your Witness”–these are two words that could change everything. They did for me. I used to be even more of a perfectionist than I am...

Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies. That was a song by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters that came out in the early 70s. And...

The other night my Kindle called me stupid. When I read during the day, I read non-fiction and hard copies of the books. But when I read...

At the time I didn’t realize that losing my sunglasses would lead to finding another story. But I’m so glad it happened. I was late for a...

If you want to win someone’s attention, loyalty or engagement, make them feel significant. Every one of us wants to feel like we matter,...

You can’t advocate until you believe. In my recent interactions with my coaching clients I’ve been repeating this mantra over and over....

Your toughest jury is you. I always tell my clients and my keynote speaking audiences that they have juries. Your jury is anyone you want...

When my clients tell me that they suffer from “Imposter Syndrome”, I tell them Imposter Syndrome is a lie. And it quite literally is. My...

The word “advocate” is a verb and it’s time for you to start doing it. Before we started with social distancing, I was doing a lot of...

No matter what you want to win, credibility always comes first. You can’t win sales, attention, loyalty or engagement without it. For...

Why video calls scare you and what to do about it Do you know why video calls scare you? It isn’t just because you have to comb your...

Many of my clients are coming to me lately asking how to be interesting on video. They’re having more and more video calls and Zoom...

Do you want to know how to be charismatic on video? Now that more and more of your calls and meeting are by video, many of you do. For...

Here are 5 ways to win your next video call or conference. Because you might be doing a lot more video than you’re used to, and I want...

Let’s talk about self isolation and self advocacy. I live alone. That means that even before the “new normal” of self isolation,...

As we approach Women’s Day, I want to share how women can be more confident and advocate for themselves. You know that I wish I could do...

Let’s Negotiate You can be a better negotiator. You negotiate every day–for more money, more time, more compassion, or more help. It...

You can choose your jury, or you can convert them. You have a jury. They are your team members, your customers, your clients and your...